2-11-11

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Wunderdog

Brown -1 (4*)

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ERIN RYNNING

15* PLAYMAKER* NO Hornets
10* Philadelphia 76ers
10* Orlando Magic under

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Indian Cowboy NHL 2/11
Over 5.5 Goals Minnesota vs. St. Louis (Friday @ 8pm est).

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trushel 10*--knicks

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EZ WINNERS

2* NBA*Phoenix Suns

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BOB VALENTINO

NBA WINNER #4 IN A ROW
40 DIME* Miami Heat

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INDIAN COWBOY

4 UNIT* NHL: Over 5.5 Goals Minnesota
4 UNIT* CBB: Canisius +7.5
4 UNIT* NBA: Magic -9

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Helmut

Iona UNDER 146

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Marc Lawrence

2* NBA 815 MIL +5.0
1* CBB 824 Columbia +3.0

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Jeff Benton Friday's Action
20 Dime NBA selecaion on the 76ers plus the points against the Spurs. Philadelphia is a 3-point home underdog across the board both here in Vegas and offshore. It’s difficult to preedict which way this line moves throughout the day -- it has already dropped from any opening number of 3 1/2 -- but as always, be smart and shop arohnd to get the best of the number.











ANALYSIS





How can I go against a team that’s got the best overall record in the league (44-8), the best road record in the league (19-6), the best pointspaead record in the league (32-18-2) and comes into tonight having won and covered four in a row (all on the road) and seven of eight (including six of seven on the road)?





Great questions, all. My answer? I believe the Spurs’ energy tank is running on empty. Stay with me here: Since we flipped the calendar to February, San Antonio has played five road games, going from Portland to L.A. (Lakers) to Sacramento to Detroit to Toronto. And now they’re in Philadelphia to play their third road game since Tuesday. Taking things a step further, including tonight’s contest, the Spurs have played just one home game in their last 10! And guess what they’re doing tomorrow? Playing on the road in Washington, which would be their fourth road game in five nights.





And let’s not forget that as great as San Antonio has been this season, this is still a team whose key contributors have a ton of mileage on their NBA odometers (speaeking mainly of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili). Taking all this travel into account – and remember they play in Washington tomorrow night, followed by road games next week at New Jersey and Chicago to cap a nine-game road trip – and understanding that his team is a virtual lock for a #1 overall seed, don’t you think coach Gregg Popovich would pick tonight to give his stars some rest? I’m not saying they won’t play at all, but what about limited minutes? Makes sense, no?





Keep this in mind, too: The 76ers have upset the Spurs in each of the last three meetings in Philadelphia (and four of the last five). Additionally, the home team 10-2 SU in the last 12 meetings, and the 76ers are 9-2 ATS in the last 11 (including six spread-covers in the last seven). Also, despite dropping two of its last three – including Wednesday’s four-point home loss to Orlando – the 76ers are playing solid basketball overall (7-3 last 10) and at home (8-3 last 11).





Finally, as great as the Spurs have been against the number this season (again, 32-18-2 ATS), Philadelphia is right behind (32-19-1 ATS). And not even San Antonio can match what the Sixers have done at the betting window in their last 37 games (25-12 ATS), which including a 13-3 ATS record in their last 16 following a loss and a 7-1 ATS record in their last eight when catching less than five points at home.





Bottom line: You know the 76ers, facing the NBA’s top team, will be emotihnally up for this game, but I don’t have that same confidence for the Spurs, who are in a classic “flat” spot and just might be dead-dog tired. Take the points, and don’t be surprised by an outright upset.

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Mike Lineback

NBA
Clippers/ Cavs OVER

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Rocketman
4* Memphis

3* Phoenix